Gynecologic Oncology Reports (Aug 2019)
Sixteen year-old with leiomyosarcoma in a prior benign myomectomy site
- Jennifer A. Vaz,
- Payam Katebi Kashi,
- Saeid Movahedi-Lankarani,
- Niccole B. Piguet,
- Kristen P. Zeligs,
- Lana Bijelic,
- Uma N.M. Rao,
- Thomas P. Conrads,
- G. Larry Maxwell,
- Kathleen M. Darcy,
- Ruchi Garg
Affiliations
- Jennifer A. Vaz
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
- Payam Katebi Kashi
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
- Saeid Movahedi-Lankarani
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
- Niccole B. Piguet
- Inova Medical Group, Pediatric Specialists of Virginia, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Personalized Health Campus, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA
- Kristen P. Zeligs
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
- Lana Bijelic
- Inova Shar Cancer Institute, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Personalized Health Campus, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA
- Uma N.M. Rao
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
- Thomas P. Conrads
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
- G. Larry Maxwell
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA; Inova Shar Cancer Institute, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Personalized Health Campus, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA; Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
- Kathleen M. Darcy
- Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., 6720A Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
- Ruchi Garg
- Mid Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology and Pelvic Surgery Associates, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Suite 775, Fairfax, Virginia 22031, USA; Corresponding author.
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 29
pp. 126 – 129
Abstract
Uterine leiomyosarcoma in a prior myomectomy site is a rare phenomenon. We report an unusual case of a leiomyosarcoma arising six months post myomectomy in a 16-year old female. Keywords: Malignant transformation, Leiomyoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Adolescent, High-risk features
